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Odontoglossum cnspum have been procured ; 

 they are quickly growing into flowermg size. 

 Maxillaria nigrescens, a distinct Colombian 

 species with port-wine coloured sepals and 

 petals and a blackish-purple labellum, is now 

 producing 21 flowers. 



A very useful house, formerly used for 

 melon growing, now contains a large number 

 of small pots filled with minute seedlings, 

 mostly Cattleyas and Laelio-Cattleyas ; the 



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vioiet-blue lal>ellum, and a strong plant of Z. 

 Mackayi will prove useful for hybridising 

 purposes. Chondrorhyncha Chestertonii and 

 C. fimbriata are two elegant species which 

 should be seen in collections more frequently. 



The Cypripedium house contains a most 

 representative collection of these autumn- 

 flowering plants, and there are large numbers 

 of the various Cattleya species and their 

 various hybrids. 



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Odontoglossum Her Majesty, an elegant hybrid in the Qlebe Collection. 'T^eceioed F.C.L. at the 

 T^oyal International Horticultural Exhibition, May, 1912. 



Odontoglossunis have only lately been taken 

 in hand, it is, therefore, premature to expect 

 many at this early date. An interesting cross 

 is Cymbidium Tracyanum x Cymbidium 

 Pauwelsii, and Lycaste Skinneri carries a 

 seed pod resulting from the pollen of 

 Cymbidium Wiganianum. 



Zygopetalum Brewii, a new hybrid between 

 Z. Perrenoudii and Z. rostratum, has a 



Odontoglossum crispum solum stands 

 alone, as its varietal name denotes, no other 

 variety of crispum equalling it in point of 

 distinctiveness. The illustration shows part 

 of the spike as it flowered recently in the 

 Glebe collection. The curious adventitious 

 large blotch of colour appears on a different 

 sepal in each flower, while that on the lip and 

 column almost covers their entire surface. 



